@Article{, title={2- UTILISATION OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND EXPERIENCE TO PERFORM NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY (NOTES), A NEW ERA IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY`}, author={Majeed H Alwan}, journal={Basrah Journal of Surgery مجلة البصرة الجراحية}, volume={14}, number={1}, pages={3-7}, year={2008}, abstract={The field of minimally invasive surgery has seen tremendous development and refinementsince the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed in 1987. Laparoscopic surgery hasseveral advantages over traditional surgery. The next logical step in the evolution of minimallyinvasive surgery may be to eliminate all abdominal incisions. The terms being used in theliterature include �incisionless�, �endoluminal�, �transluminal�, and �Natural Orifice TransluminalEndoscopic Surgery� (NOTES). This article aims to summarize the background and currentstatus of NOTES.

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